The state cancer-fighting agency, out of commission the past 10 months following a series of high-profile scandals, received permission Wednesday to resume awarding grants. Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus, who last December called for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to stop giving out the taxpayer-funded […]
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If you’re divorced, single or uneducated, watch out for accidents. These three groups are more than twice as likely to die from preventable mishaps as married people are, a new study from Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania has found. The study examined social relationship and socioeconomic status for 1.3 million people who survived […]
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St. Luke’s Medical Center announced today in a press release “”that it now offers a new Integrative Medicine Program, which takes a holistic approach to healthcare by combining traditional medicine with complementary and alternative medicine, such as acupuncture and massage that has proven effective for certain medical conditions. “ The program offers massage therapy, yoga therapy, […]
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Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the federal agency that operates healthcare.gov, is testifying Tuesday before the House Energy and Commerce committee about the websites problems. So far, reports indicate Tavenner, who heads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has said little to explain why the website has failed or reveal how many people have […]
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The Alzheimer’s Association reports: “ More than 3,200 Houstonians joined the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s and united in a movement to reclaim the future for millions on Oct. 26 at Minute Maid Park. Participants raised more than $394,000 to fund Alzheimer’s care, support and research programs. “I was inspired by so many uniting in […]
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As its troubles grow, a key data center for the healthcare.gov website went down Sunday, preventing people from enrolling for insurance. The Obama administration blamed the problem on technical failures at a data center by Verizon Communications. The outage came after officials said they expect healthcare.gov to run more smoothly by the end of November, […]
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These are from Kaiser Health News: “The Obama administration said Thursday that 700,000 people have completed applications for coverage in the health law’s new marketplaces — a key step before people can begin shopping for insurance plans. The update came as officials responded to complaints about the numerous glitches consumers are encountering as they try […]
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ACA Excludes More than a Million California Residents — The Affordable Care Act promises to bring insurance to millions of Californians who don’t have coverage today. The law will help the poorest of the poor, middle-income families and people who have been denied coverage because of pre-existing health conditions. Daniel Weintraub Fox & Hounds –
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